Patents by Inventor Peter Ökvist

Peter Ökvist has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12705333
    Abstract: It is provided a method for handling an authentication request (100), the method comprises the steps of: acquiring data from at least two sensors (110a, 110b), wherein the acquired data is synchronized when captured by the at least two sensors (110a, 110b); providing the acquired, synchronized data to an isolated execution environment (120); comparing the synchronized data with synchronization dependent authentication rules; authenticating the request, and notifying a function addressed by the request, in case the synchronized data comply with said authentication rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Peter Ökvist, Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson
  • Publication number: 20260220053
    Abstract: A method of an IODH, managing a first set of IODs with a first IOD providing an ongoing session between a User Tag and a server. Receiving, from a second IODH, managing a second IOD of a second set of IODs, information on a beacon signal received by the second IOD. The information comprises IOD specific information and session specific information on the ongoing session. Initiating, based on the received information, a determination on whether at least part of an IOD managed by the second IODH is allowed or prohibited from taking part in the ongoing session. Managing, at least parts of the second IOD to take part in the ongoing session, in response to having become aware of that the at least parts of the second IOD is allowed to take part in the ongoing session and based on information on the beacon signal received from the second IODH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Niklas LINDSKOG, Peter ÖKVIST, Tommy ARNGREN, Patrik SALMELA
  • Patent number: 12694627
    Abstract: An XR rendering device renders an immersive XR environment on a display device for viewing by a participant among a group of participants who have associated avatars representing the participants which are rendered in the immersive XR environment. The XR rendering device obtains a rendering priority preference defined for a first participant among the group of participants. The rendering priority preference indicates a part of the avatar representing the first participant and/or a virtual object associated with the avatar that is preferred to be prioritized for rendering. When rendering in the immersive XR environment parts of the avatar representing the first participant and/or a plurality of virtual objects which includes the virtual object, the XR rendering device prioritizes rendering of the part of the avatar representing the first participant and/or the virtual object responsive to the preference indicated by the rendering priority preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren, Andreas Kristensson
  • Publication number: 20260212672
    Abstract: A method performed by a server is provided. The method is for handling an expanded memory associated with a user device in a communications network. The server obtains (201) a request related to the user device. The request is requesting to extend a memory according to a location area and a time frame. The server receives (203) additional data requested by the server. The additional data is related to the location area and the time frame and is received from one or more respective devices being any one or more out of: related to the user device or in the proximity of said location area. The server determines (204) a context based on time, location, and type of the additional data. Based on the determined context, the server identifies (205) whether or not gaps of data are required to be filled in relation to the requested location area and a time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Niklas Lindskog, Gunilla Berndtsson, Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren
  • Publication number: 20260212862
    Abstract: A method of controlling a set of devices. The method is performed by a voice-controlled device. In response to receiving a first voice command of a user comprising a first reference to at least one device of the set of devices and a control command to be performed on the at least one device of the set of devices, the voice-controlled device presents an identifier in association with each of the at least one device of the set of devices. In response to receiving a second voice command from the user comprising a second reference to one or more of the identifiers, the voice-controlled device controls one or more of the at least one device of the set of devices which can be identified based on the second reference comprised in the second voice command to execute the control command comprised in the first voice command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2025
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson(publ)
    Inventors: Sara SANDBERG, Magnus THURFJELL, Adam BERGKVIST, Nicklas SANDGREN, Jonas LUNDBERG, Kjell LARSSON, Peter HEDMAN, Peter ÖKVIST
  • Publication number: 20260214330
    Abstract: It is provided a method for focusing a camera capturing video data. The method is performed in a focus determiner. The method comprises: obtaining audio data and video data, comprising a plurality of sequential images, wherein the audio data and video data overlap in time and cover the same scene; determining directional data of a dominant sound source in the audio data; matching a visual feature spatially, in an image of the plurality of sequential images of the video data, with the directional data, wherein the image corresponds to the directional data in time; and focusing a camera, being the source of the video data, to focus on the visual feature for subsequent capturing of video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: David LINDERO, Peter ÖKVIST, Tommy ARNGREN, Andreas KRISTENSSON
  • Publication number: 20260198771
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining thickness of a post-lens tear film as function of time. The method is performed in a device placed on a smart contact lens placed on an eye. The method comprises performing measurements of light intensity of light transmitted from a light emitter and received by a light detector. The light emitter and light detector are both arranged on the smart contact lens. The method comprises determining the thickness of the post-lens tear film based on the performed measurements, on wavelength of the emitted light and on refraction index of tear fluid between the smart contact lens and the cornea of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren, Andreas Kristensson, Niklas Lindskog
  • Publication number: 20260203385
    Abstract: There is provided techniques for two-factor facial recognition authentication of a user. A method is performed by an authentication device. The method comprises performing a facial recognition process. The method further comprises performing a challenge-response evaluation process. There is also provided an authentication device configured to perform such a method. There is further provided a computer program for implementing the two-factor facial recognition authentication of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Peter ÖKVIST, Niklas LINDSKOG, Tommy ARNGREN
  • Publication number: 20260195021
    Abstract: An XR rendering device performs operations to define a virtual portal with an entrance boundary at a location in physical space of a first participant. The operations track a location of a physical object relative to the location of the entrance boundary. The operations render a virtual electronic device representation in the immersive XR environment of at least a portion of the physical electronic device responsive to determining the physical electronic device has entered the virtual portal. The rendering of the virtual electronic device includes a virtual user interface that a second participant can interact with in the immersive XR environment. The operations identify a characteristic of an interaction of the second participant with the virtual user interface. The operations also communicate with the physical electronic device to control an operational function of the physical electronic device based on the identified characteristic of the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tommy ARNGREN, Peter ÖKVIST, Niklas LINDSKOG
  • Publication number: 20260197683
    Abstract: A method is provided for confirming proximity of a second device. The method is performed in a first device, both devices being enabled for wireless communication, used for mutual communication. The method includes establishing measurement capabilities of the second device, obtaining a set of measurement data on local radio characteristics, receiving measurement data from the second device, and confirming the second device to be a device in proximity of the first device if the received measurement data matches the obtained set of measurement data. A method in a second device, devices, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Patrik SALMELA, Peter ÖKVIST, Tommy ARNGREN, Niklas LINDSKOG, Magnus THURFJELL, Daniel BERGSTRÖM
  • Patent number: 12666325
    Abstract: A method performed by a base station serving a source cell for managing handover execution. The method includes storing first NCR information for a first target cell, wherein the first NCR information comprises: i) a first cell identifier for identifying the first target cell and ii) processing unit (PU) information indicating whether or not the target cell has at least one PU available. The method further includes evaluating whether or not to initiate a handover of a user equipment from the source cell to the target cell, wherein the evaluation is based at least in part on the PU information for the target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Peter Ökvist, David Lindero
  • Patent number: 12645812
    Abstract: A method at a first communication device for providing a second communication device access to content, the method comprising: providing an offer to the second communication device, offering the second communication device conditional access to the content, wherein access to the content at the second communication device is adaptable based on sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device; acquiring sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device; providing the second communication device full access to the content in case it is that the sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device indicates that the second communication device shall be grated full access to the content, or determining that access to the content is to be restricted at the second communication device, and providing the second communication device restricted access to the content, in case it is determined that sensor data of at least one of the first and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Bernard Smeets, Peter Ökvist
  • Patent number: 12641567
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for determining a location offset for an UAV. A method is performed by a system comprises an AAN. The AAN is collocated with the UAV and configured to, within a coverage border, serve UEs. The method comprises determining, from measurement reports of received power values received from at least one served UE, a distance measure of the at least one served UE to the coverage border. The method comprises determining, based on the distance measure, the location offset. The location offset defines a difference between a set-point position of the UAV and a dislocated position of the UAV. The dislocated position defines an outer perimeter of a restriction volume in which the UAV can be moved from the set-point position for the AAN to still serve the at least one served UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Peter Ökvist
  • Patent number: 12634272
    Abstract: A user terminal emulation server establishes a secure channel connection with a first I/O user device using a session identifier and an identifier associated with the first I/O user device to determine a first I/O user device specific key generated from a master key, the first I/O user device specific key and the session identifier being used for secure communication of messages with the first I/O user device. An indication of an I/O user interface capability of the first I/O user device is received through the secure channel connection with the first I/O user device. The user terminal emulation server communicates with the first I/O user device to use the I/O user interface capability to provide at least part of the communication service for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Bernard Smeets, Peter Ökvist, Patrik Salmela
  • Publication number: 20260136188
    Abstract: A mobility manager manages mobility of a communication service for a user through I/O user devices. The mobility manager receives from a plurality of I/O user devices, a beacon signal measurement and session related information. The beacon signal measurement indicates a signal strength measurement by the I/O user device of a beacon signal from a user tag transportable by the user. The mobility manager initiates mobility switching of an I/O traffic stream associated with the session related information from being routed between a user terminal emulation application hosted by a user terminal emulation server and a first I/O user device to being routed between the user terminal emulation application and a second I/O user device, responsive to determining a mobility switching rule is satisfied based on comparison of the beacon signal measurements by the first I/O user device and the second I/O user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Peter ÖKVIST, Patrik SALMELA, Niklas LINDSKOG, Tommy ARNGREN, Hans HANNU
  • Patent number: 12626453
    Abstract: Method and arrangements (14; 15; 21; 500) for graphically visualizing data transfer (12; 13) on a first device (21) for a first user (31) that by means of the first device (21) is visually experiencing a 3D virtual environment (301) through a first person perspective, 1PP, field of view (302) from a first virtual location (371) in the 3D virtual environment (301). The first device (21) being configured to provide tracking between a real-world field of view orientation of the first user (31) and said 1PP field of view (302) in the 3D virtual environment (301). A data transfer (12; 13) is identified between a second device (21; 22) and a third device (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren
  • Patent number: 12621725
    Abstract: A method for coordinated handover in a system comprising a first UE (101) communicating with a second UE (102) using a sidelink channel, wherein both the first UE and the second UE are being served by a source cell (104). The method includes the first UE detecting (s402) a handover event indicating that the first UE should trigger the source cell to initiate a handover of the first UE from the source cell to a neighbor cell. The method further includes, as a result of the first UE detecting the handover event, the first UE transmitting (s404) to the second UE a handover event message indicating that the first UE has detected the handover event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren
  • Publication number: 20260110922
    Abstract: A contact lens (100) is provided. The contact lens (100) comprises at least one sensor 8101 which is operative to capture sensor data indicative of a transition of the contact lens between an on-eye state and an off-eye state, and processing circuitry (102). The processing circuitry (102) is operative to store information pertaining to a user of the contact lens (100), detect a transition of the contact lens (100) from the on-eye state to the off-eye state, based on sensor data captured by the at least one sensor (101), and in response to detecting the transition from the on-eye state to the off-eye state, protect the stored information against unauthorized access. Thereby, potentially private and/or sensitive information such as health-related information is prevented from unintended dissemination if the contact lens (100) is lost or displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Niklas Lindskog, Peter Ökvist, Alexander Hunt, Martin Ek, Tommy Arngren, Andreas Kristensson
  • Patent number: 12596515
    Abstract: A method performed by a first device for handling a sharing of a presentation in an ongoing real-time communication session between the first device and a second device in a communications network is provided. The presentation being displayed in a first screen of the first device and is to be shared in a second screen of the second device. Upon initiating the sharing of the presentation, the first device triggers a front facing camera at the second device to capturing one or more second images towards a face of a second user of the second device. The first device obtains a feedback relating to whether or not the presentation to be shared is visible at the second screen. The feedback being based on an examining of the one or more second images to identify reflections reflecting the presentation when displayed in the second screen that corresponds to the presentation displayed in the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Wänstedt, Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren, Hans Hannu
  • Publication number: 20260087865
    Abstract: A method (800) for access control. The method includes receiving (s802), at an authorization server (106), an indication that the user (101) has used or intends to use a key (102) in an attempt to gain access to a property (112), wherein access to the property is controlled by an access controller (104). The method also includes, after receiving the indication, the authorization server transmitting (s804) a first challenge to a first device associated with the user. The method also includes the authorization server receiving (s806) from the first device a response to the first challenge. The method also includes using the response to the first challenge, the authorization server determining (s808) whether the user is authorized to access to the property. The method further includes the authorization server sending (s810) a message indicating whether or not the user is authorized to access the property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Tommy ARNGREN, Patrik SALMELA, Peter ÖKVIST, Niklas LINDSKOG, Henrik NORMANN, Daniel BERGSTRÖM